Seafood with Shrimp Salad

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Seafood with Shrimp Salad scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Seafood with Shrimp Salad's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Crab (Alaska Pollock [Gadus Chalcogrammus], Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Potato Starch, Wheat Starch, Salt, Natural Crab Flavor [Swimming Crab {Portunus Pelagicus} And/Or Snow Crab {Chionoecetes Opilio}], Mirin Wine [Sake, Sugar, Salt, Water, Yeast Extract], Paprika Oleoresin And Lycopene For Color).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.